Tearing of clothes: A study of an ancient practice in the Old Testament

Tearing of clothes occurs in sorrowful occasions but there is a class of person that the law excludes from this custom. This article attempts a synopsis and a synchronised presentation of all the occurrences of this phenomenon in the Old Testament. Particular attention is paid to the verbal roots an...

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Main Authors: Obiorah M. Jerome, Favour C. Uroko
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: AOSIS 2018-08-01
Series:Verbum et Ecclesia
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Online Access:https://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/ve/article/view/1841